In cabin carbon monoxide and chronic health issues.

I have a feeling our friend here will end up with quite the extensive "ignore" list.

Nice to know I've finally made it onto someone's. I was feeling left out.

 

######! I wanted to know where this guy went and did his residency at, and then where his following studies of people who drive and have autonomic issues were published. But, alas, he's off the thread. I guess I'll never know.

 

First off...I am an O/O....I do not need my company's permission to idle. I pay for the fuel so I idle when I please.
Second, yes, I do have a disorder...a couple actually. I have a connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. It is very common in EDS to have autonomic nervous system dysfunction secondary to the EDS. Mine happens to be an issue with my body's ability to thermoregulate correctly. I get overheated, my body temperature rises....that day it got up to 102.8 and went back down just as quickly once I was able to cool off.
Third...until this incident, my company did not know I had ANY health issues. That is because, rather than whine about them, I found solutions for myself. I leased a truck with an APU so that I was free to idle and so I had an APU for a/c.
I live with chronic joint pain - I don't take painkillers so that I can drive rather than sitting on my #$$ at home on disability, sucking off the public tit...which I could easily do. I also live with chronic GI pain. Go ahead and Google Ehlers-Danlos...get enlightened...because I promise you...every d**n day is a struggle for me...but I'd rather deal with that then sit around waiting for handouts.
Fourth....impaired judgment, agitation and irritability are all symptoms of acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

So, if I blew my cool...ONLY ONE TIME IN MY TRUCKING CAREER.... considering all of the above....well excuse the heck out of me. Glad YOU are so incredibly perfect and have such an easy and blessed life. Not all of us are so fortunate.

For the record, I did apologize PROFUSELY to the mechanic once I regained my composure...because I honestly felt horrified about the whole incident.

RT

 

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Also for the record... I did go to the doctor and the levels of CO in my blood as determined by a blood yes, were consistent with acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

And...to help curtail any further problems with the thermoregulation issue, I have ordered a cooling vest and worked it out with my company so that, if needed, they will advance me funds needed for APU repair on the road and deduct it from my next payroll. As the truck os still under lease the contract requires all APU repairs be done at a company shop to be covered under the guaranteed maintenance plan. If done on the road then it is at the driver's expense. So it will still be at my expense but they will give me an advance to pay it and it will then be deducted from my pay - which I have no complaints about. They have also agreed to show me how to replace the belts and do the simpler repairs myself...at my request.

RT

 

OK so is there a device that i can buy that WORKS

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Y6V5CI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$23 shipped.

 

I’ve read reports in past about low level long term exposure. Diesels not producing as much as Gasoline causing headaches especially. Most battery operated detectors will build up and store levels over time eventually giving off a false alarm. Plug in type much better